John Howard Mann
MilitaryJohn Mann was Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-39811, shot down on a night leaflet operation to France, 5-6 July 1944. Crashed near Overschie, a suburb of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6988. Initially evaded, helped by members of the Dutch Groep Rosmalen, he was captured next day at the Moerdijk Bridge, The Netherlands. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39108011
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15325992 at enlistment, then O-709415
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37021184
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36647108
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 24 September 1920 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hollland | 7 July 1944 | Captured near Rotterdam. Interned at Stalag Luft , Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945.” |
Enlisted |
Revisions
MACR 6988
German report KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database